Saint Mari

Saint Mari (52-120 AD) was Patriarch of the East from 87 to 120 AD, succeeding Aggai and preceding Abris.

Biography
Mari was converted to Christianity by Thaddeus of Edessa, and Aggai was his spiritual director. He did missionary work around Nineveh, Nisibis, and along the Euphrates; he was also one of the great apostles to Syria and Persia. Mari was Patriarch of the East from 87 until his death in 120 AD, and he was buried in Dair-Kuni.